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Chapter Five

The evening of the Opening, Joey was standing in his room looking at himself in the mirror and he said, "I look like a damn penguin in this tux, why in the world do I have to wear this?"

Just then there was a knock on the door, when Joey opened it there stood Jasper, and when he saw Joey he said, "You clean up real good." Joey wanted to smack him but instead he asked, "Why do we have to wear these tuxedos?"

Jasper laughed and then he said, "It's going to be a gala evening and everyone there is going to be dressed to the nines, so we have to too."

Joey tugged at his tie and then he said, "Let's go get this over with and then I can take this damn tie off before it strangles me."

As they walked down the stairs, Jasper chuckled and he said, "You remind me of someone else, who hated wearing ties."

Joey didn't ask whom he was talking about, and as they walked out the door, there was the limo and as they got inside Jasper told the driver, "Please take us to the Hollander Gallery."

As Joey looked out the window, he remembered that whenever he and Seto use to go to fancy dinners, how he hated wearing suits and how Seto use to tease him about it, and how much he missed that.

When the driver stopped outside the Gallery and opened the door, they got out and there was already a crowd waiting for the doors to open. Jasper said, "Let's go, your public awaits."

When they got inside, Joey felt like he was on display and it kind of bothered him, everyone asking questions and never really waiting for him to answer before they moved on.

Most of the paintings were his, though there were a few that Jasper had painted and even a couple that some unknown artist did. It was a new experience for Joey and one he really hoped he didn't have to do again for a very long time.

When it was all over, most of the paintings had been sold and he also got a few pieces of paper with phone numbers on them, and he even had a few people proposition him and that kind of bothered him, but when he told Jasper he said, "That happens all the time, just pretend that it never happened."

When Jasper finally closed and locked the doors, they got back into the limo and the driver took them home, where the first thing Joey did was go upstairs and got changed and he never wanted to look at that monkey suit again.

Downstairs, Jasper was standing by the window looking out at the lights and thinking about how his life had changed since he left Domino and how it would have been better if Roland could have been here.

He heard Joey coming down the stairs, he took another sip of his drink, and turned around to see the young man standing there in the doorway looking like he felt.

"So how did you like this evening?" Jasper asked Joseph.

Joey came into the room and got himself a soda and as he sat down he said, "It was like nothing I'd ever experienced, but all in all it was a good night."

Jasper then said, "We sold almost all your paintings and I've had a couple of people ask if you'd paint their portraits, but I told them I didn't know that you'd get back to them."

Joey walked over to the window and as he looked out it he said, "Alright I'll do it, but only a few."

Jasper knew that Joseph really didn't want to, but it would be good experience for him so that's why he agreed to do it. "I'll call and let them know in the morning."

Joey turned around and he said, "Is there something to eat, I'm starved."

Jasper laughed and then he said, "Let's go see what's in the fridge." As they walked to the kitchen Joey said, "Why don't they always serve any real food instead of those dainty finger sandwiches, hell there isn't enough to satisfy your hunger."

Jasper laughed aloud and he said, "I don't know, but how about if I fix us a couple of ham and cheese omelets and we can wash it down with some milk, how does that sound?"

Just then Joey's stomach growled, causing both of them to laugh, so they worked together to cook the meal.

When they were done eating, they cleaned the kitchen and as they walked out into the other room, Jasper said, "I'll see you in the morning, oh by the way; I was wondering if you'd like to go with me tomorrow, I always go visit the children at the hospital."

Joey looked at him and he said, "I'd love to, when do you want to leave?"

Jasper told him, "Around nine, and could you bring some of your supplies, they love it when I paint their pictures."

They walked up the stairs and as Joey reached for the doorknob, he said, "Alright, I will, see you in the morning."

When Joey closed his door, he stood there and then he chuckled as he went to get undressed, he couldn't believe how those people at the Opening could be so bold as to as him to have sex with him as if it didn't mean a thing to any of them. He then lay down, turned off the light and went to sleep.

Before Jasper went to bed, he got out the things he'd need to take with him when he went to the hospital and then he went to bed.

In Domino:

Seto was sitting behind his desk at Kaiba Corp. showing Jim and Carl what to do in case something happened and he was impressed how they both understood exactly what he was showing them.

He really didn't want to leave, but he knew that if he didn't go and talk to Joey, he might never know if they could work things out. One thing that Seto wanted to let Joey know is that he was willing to change in order to make their relationship work.

As Roland watched, Seto interact with the two men made him proud of the way that Seto was acting. He just hoped that he was as opened minded when he and Joey talked, because if he didn't try, it would be the end of them.

Roland walked over to the window and as he looked out, he prayed that when he and Jasper saw each other after all these years that they could work out things, he still loved him and he hoped that Jasper felt the same.

That evening as the three of them sat down for dinner, Roland said, "We'll be leaving tomorrow and I need both of you to make sure that you each have what you want to take and that we can be ready to leave as early as we can."

Mokuba looked at his brother and he said, "I hope that when you and Joey finally get to talk that you don't mess it up, you really need to listen to what he says, not just pretend to."

Seto put down his fork, he looked at Mokuba, and he said, "I'm really going to try."

Roland smiled as he listened to them talking; he knew that it was hard for Seto to let anyone in, and how Mokuba wanted his brother to be happy.

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